Trump rules out putting ‘American boots on the ground’ in Ukraine

President Trump ruled out putting American boots on the ground in Ukraine as part of any US security guarantees to the war-torn nation, but suggested he would provide some form of air protection.

Trump insisted that the American public has “my assurance” when pressed in an interview on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday morning that there “won’t be American boots on the ground defending that border” in Ukraine.

“Well, you have my assurance,” the president replied. “I’m president and I’m just trying to stop people from being killed.”

Trump asserted that the US would support the Europeans in providing Ukraine with security, hinting that much of that support would be from air power.

“We’re willing to help them with things, especially, probably, if you could talk about by air, because there’s nobody has the kind of stuff we have,” he said.

He noted that the Europeans will likely have boots on the ground in Ukraine.